Hesperozygis

Hesperozygis
Hesperozygis dimidiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Hesperozygis
Epling

Hesperozygis is a genus of shrubs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae.[1] The species are all endemic to southern and southeastern Brazil.[2]

Species

  1. Hesperozygis dimidiata Epling & Mathias
  2. Hesperozygis kleinii Epling & Játiva
  3. Hesperozygis myrtoides (A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.) Epling
  4. Hesperozygis nitida (Benth.) Epling
  5. Hesperozygis rhododon Epling
  6. Hesperozygis ringens (Benth.) Epling
  7. Hesperozygis spathulata Epling

Cultivation

Several hybrids are in cultivation. Hesperozygis hybrida×Satureja hybrida[3] as Hesperozygis 'Sunrise Mojito' and Hesperozygis kleinii×(H. myrtoides×H. dimidiata)[4] as Hesperozygis 'Midnight Mojito'.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Hesperozygis". The Plant List. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Hesperozygis". Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ US Patent Application No. 20160353630 Hesperozygis plant named 'HES040302'
  4. ^ US Patent Application No. 20160353631 Hesperozygis plant named 'HES060101'
  5. ^ "The Supermint series". Greenhouse Management. Retrieved 10 April 2021.


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